Holding(s) in Company

RIT Capital Partners PLC
20 March 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

RIT Capital Partners plc


2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : (X)

Notification in accordance with the transitional provision 7 of the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Five Arrows Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Five Arrows Limited ('FAL')

Five Arrows Investments Limited ('FAIL')


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

Not applicable


6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Not applicable


8. Notified details:

Voting rights held as at 20 January 2007


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

ORDINARY




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if    Number of    Number of voting rights % of voting
possible using the ISIN    shares                               rights
CODE



                           Direct       Direct    Indirect    Direct   Indirect

ORDINARY                   6,757,835    913,115   5,844,720   Less     3%
                                                              than 1%
                                         





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights

6,757,835                                4%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

FAIL is the controlled undertaking of FAL and holds 5,844,720 voting rights.
This is a direct holding of 3%.


This notification by FAL is also intended to cover the notification obligation
of FAIL.


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Ian Goodwin


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7647 8532



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